Plank Road
Between 1849-1851 the General Assembly authorized nearly 600 miles of plank roadway in the state. However, no more than 50 miles was actually built. The wooden planks were laid as a solution Iowa's muddy roads.
Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation
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